diff --git a/lib/phpunit/bootstrap.php b/lib/phpunit/bootstrap.php
index f3ca297b132..f3d04406fd9 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/bootstrap.php
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ $allowed = array('wwwroot', 'dataroot', 'dirroot', 'admin', 'directorypermission
 $productioncfg = (array)$CFG;
 $CFG = new stdClass();
 foreach ($productioncfg as $key=>$value) {
-    if (!in_array($key, $allowed) and strpos($key, 'phpunit_') !== 0) {
+    if (!in_array($key, $allowed) and strpos($key, 'phpunit_') !== 0 and strpos($key, 'behat_') !== 0) {
         // ignore
         continue;
     }
diff --git a/lib/tests/behat_lib_test.php b/lib/tests/behat_lib_test.php
index 7f43cf53269..ff4477da53b 100644
--- a/lib/tests/behat_lib_test.php
+++ b/lib/tests/behat_lib_test.php
@@ -32,6 +32,22 @@
  * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
  */
 class behat_lib_test extends advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Setup function
+     *
+     * Skip these tests if behat is not configured.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setUp(): void {
+        global $CFG;
+
+        if (empty($CFG->behat_wwwroot) || empty($CFG->behat_dataroot) || empty($CFG->behat_prefix)) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('Behat not configured');
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Tests for behat_is_requested_url() function.
      *